Range or stove



w. E. CLAUS RANGE QR s'rovE April 9, 1929.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 20. 1927 April 9, 1929. w. E. cLAUs RANGE 0R STOVE Filed May 20, 192? 3 Sheets-Sheet Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES-- 1,108,469 PATENT oFFlcE. i

WALTER E. CLAUS, O F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFVTO-CUBT A. CLAUS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. I

RANGE OB. STOVE.

Application led lay 20,

The present day trend toward small kitchens in residences and apartments results in a tendency to dress up articles of furniture such as kitchen cabinets, heaters and the like and this invention has as an object the provision of an improved range or stove which will be of pleasing appearance and at the same time practical in construction and convenient in operation.

1o Another object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved range or stove which, when not in use, will have the appearance of an article of furniture.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved range orA stove which is so designed and constructed that its operating mechanism is entirely concealed when not in use but which may be placed into condition for use by the'move- A ment of a false top to a position free 'of the burner section.

Another object ofthis invention resides in the provision of an improved range or stove in which the oven is on approximately the same plane as the burner section or sections so that the same is in a convenient po sition of use.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved range or stove of the character described in which all of the mechanism such as the Stringer pipes, burners, valves, etc., are vcompletely concealed, when the range is not in use.

It is another object of this invention to provide an improved range or stove of the character described in which the gas valves are entirely enclosed when not in use.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an im roved range or stove of the 40. character descri ed in which the oven top forms a continuation of the burner section.

And a still further object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved range or stove which is not only practical and ornal mental in structure, but one which is capable of bein readily cleaned in that it is entirely enclose to expose only Hat surfaces.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel eo'n' struction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter'described and more particularly defined bythe appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the preciseembodiment of the 1927. Serial N0. 192,938.

herein disclosed invention ma come within the scope of the c aims.

. In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devlsed for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

- Flgure 1 is a prespective view of an improved ga's range or stove embodying my invention, one section of the false table top bebe made as ing moved to expose the burner structure and :several views, 5 designates a rectangular base or supporting frame preferably formed of angle iron and having supporting legs 6 connected therewith at the corners, the legs being preferably of ornamental design to simulate the legs of 'a table and having suitable prnamental strips 7 connecting the adjacent egs.

The frame 5 forms a base for the entire stove structure and a vertical cast frame 8 is mounted at its front to support the front edge of Aa top frame 9 which is supported at its rear by corner uprights 10, preferably of angular construction and extended from the rearmost corners of the frame 5 to the rearmost corners of the frame 9, concealed bolts, screws or other'suitable means, not shown, being provided to connect the parts. The casting 8 is divided into two end upri htsll and two intermediate uprights 12, a jacent uprights 11 and 12 being connected by horizontal strips 13 spaced from the top frame 9 and the uprights 12 being connected by a horizontal strip 14 spaced from the bottom of the framewhereby the spaces between adjacent uprights 11 and 12 define burner sections 15 above the strips 13 and compartments or `chambers 16 therebeneath and the space between the uprights 12 is divided into an oven 17 above the strip 14 and a broiling compartment 18 beneath the strip 14. The 'rear of the range is preferably enclosed by a wall 19 and the sides thereof between the uprights 10 and 11 are enclosed by suitable panels 20 having strips 21 extending from upright to upright on the same level of the strips 13 to carry out the general appearance of the stove.

Suitable doors 22 fill the space between adjacent -uprights 11 and 12, strips 13 and the bottom of the casting 8, the doors being preferably panelled or ornamented as at 23 and the compartments to which the doors 22 o'pen are suitable for storage of pots, kettles, pans or other equipment or else may be converted into warming compartments according to the particular tastes and demands of the manufacturers and users. f-,Thecompartments 16 are closed from the oven and from the other secspace 41 between the walls 39 and 40. The

tions by transverse walls 24 extended Vfrom the front to the rear of the range structure, ber

ing secured at their forward edges` to anges 25 on the top 9l formed on strips 26 extended tions having the bottoms 30 of the compartments 16 bolted or otherwise secured thereto, as at 31, the outer side edges of the bottoms being secured to the side panels 20, frame 5 and the ornamental bottom molding 32 by concealed screws or other means 33. The compartments 16 are closed at their tops by removzontal strips '13 and by supports-35 secured to the panels 20 by screws or other means 36 and serving to iix the strips 21 in place.

The oven and broiling compartment are defined by side walls 37 spaced from the partitions 24 to provide insulating'air spaces 38 and a top wall 39, extending from one partition 24 to the other and spaced from a top or outer wall 40 filling the space between the transverse strips 26 of the top frame and flush with the top, there being an insulating air oven and broiler compartment are separated by one or more burners 42 located therein and the, walls 37 areformed 'with spaced ribs or guide flanges 43 for suitable shelves 44 and drip pans 45 and 46, preferably disposed at the lowermost portion of the oven and broiler compartment, respectively. Access is had to the interior of the oven through a door 47 hinged adjacent the horizontal web or strip 14, the door havinga false strip 48 in a common plane with the strips 13 of the casting 8, and to which a handle 49` is secured, to carry out the ornamental appearance of the stove, the oven door being suitably panelled to Acorrespond closes the broiling compartment and ts the space between the strip 14- and the horizontal base of the casting 8, this door being provided with a suitable handle 51 and being likewise panelled to carry out the exterior ornamentation of the stove.

Each burner or cooking section is defined by the panels and partitions 2O and 24, the drip pan 33 and the frame 9 and is normally open to the air through a suitable grill or grate 52 removably supported on a recessed ledg 53 surrounding the adjacent opening in the top. One or more burners or other heat means 53 are disposed in each cooking section adjacent `the grate and, in the case of' a gas stove, receive their fuel from a Stringer pipe 54 extending froml one end of the stove to the other behind the forward upper edge portion of the casting 8, suitable valves 55 providing means for controlling the flow of gas from the stringer to the burnersthrough' their manifolds 56. The valves 55 are arranged within ready access from the opening at the front of the stove above the strip 13 and a suitable burner igniting device 57, obtaining its supply of fuel from the Stringer pipe, has a controlling valve 58 likewise within convenient reach of the operator from the opening communicating with the interior of the burner or cooking section. The front opening is normally closed to conceal the burners and their controlling instrumentalities by a door 59 hinged or otherwise connected with the uprights 11 and 12, as at 60, the doors 59 being automatically moved to open or closed position as the false top 6'1 forv face enameled and its marginal edges flanged downwardly, as at 62, to conceal a reinforcing skeleton frame 63 which also provides a portion of a hinge 64 which connects the cover with the top frame 9'at its rear end. A handle or other means 65 is fixed to the forward free end of the cover section for convenience iijn swinging it to and from a position over the Extended from the rear of the skeleton frame 63 at a medial point is an arm 66 to which the upturned end 67 Aand a lever 68 is attached, the outer or forward end of the lever being pivotally connected with the adjacent door 59 at a point outwardly or upwardly of its pivot, 'as at 69, so that the movements of the door and cover are coordinated and are `made automatic. As a result, the movement of the cover to'its vertical position free of the stove top swings the door 59 connected therewith to its open position exl posing the controls of the burners. A contractile spring 70 acts as a counter-balance or'the weight of the cover section and has one end connected with the stove top frame, as at 71, and its other end connected with the lever 68 at an intermediate position as at 7 2.

The open burner obtains its supply of fuel from the stringer pipe 54 by an extension 73 thereof which passes through one of the compartments 16 and has a control valve 7 4 therein at a point convenient when the compartment door is open, and the exhaust as from the burners may be used. It will also be a arent that the oven is on a plane substantia y level with the burner sections so that the normal objection of a stove havin a bottom oven is overcome and further that in addition to providing a stove of extremely ornamental appearance the same may serve as a table when not in use, and further that the stove is extremely practical, is easier to clean on account of its iiat surface, is inexpensive of construction and the heretofore waste spaces of a stove are eliminated by providing the compartments 16 in which pots, pans and other utensils may be kept.

What I claim as my invention is:

1`. In a ran e of the character described, a supporting ase, 11p-rights extended from the base, a top frame supported at the upper end of the uprights, a burner section communicating with the to frame and including burners, a fuel supp y Stringer pipe and an operating valve, means entirely concealing said burner section elements when the burner section is not in use and including a top movable over the top frame, a door member independent of the to and movable to conceal the Stringer pipe an valve, and means operable upon movement of the top to a position over the top frame to move said door to its and v ve. y

2. In a device of the character described, a cooking section having heating means, controllin instrumentalities for the heating means ocated adjacent the front end of the cooking section, a top member ada ted to close over the cooking section when t e same is not in use, a door independent of the top and normally concealin the controlling instrumentalitiesfor the eating means, and means connecting the top member and door whereby their movements are coordinated.

3. A device of the character described com prising a cooking section having heating means, controlling instrumentalities for the heating -means located adjacent the front end of the cooking section, a top member adapted to close over the cooking section when the same is not in use, a door inde endent of the top and normally concealing t e controlling instrumentalities lfor the heating means, means connecting the top and door whereby their movements are coordinated, and means counter-balancing the weight of the top member in its movements to and from a position vover the cooking section.

4. A range of the character described, comprising bottom, back and end walls, vertical partition walls spaced from the end walls, an oven ositioned between the partition walls,

a broiling oven beneath the oven, horizontal' ition concealing the Stringer pipe.

partition members connecting each end wall with the adjacent vertical partition wall to form storage compartments on each side 'of the oven and extending for the major height of the-endwal1s, burner sections mounted above the storage com artments, individual doors closing the oveniroiling oven, storage com artments and burner sections to form the ront of the device, and an auxiliary top adapted to cover the burner sections and the oven.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature.

WALTER E. CLAUS. 

